PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Mastercard is teaming up with Network International , which works in digital commerce for the Middle East and Africa, to help drive the adoption of commercial payment services in that region, according to a press release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

This study assessed how restaurants’ customer engagement strategies have evolved since the pandemic's onset, and helped identify the key digital innovations that can help restaurants deliver improved user experiences and boost their average unit volumes (AUVs). Cross-Border Merchant Friction Index. percent and 20.3

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

As B2B eCommerce accelerates its technological innovation, and as adoption grows, it continues to look toward the world of B2C to implement optimized end-user experiences – for both the buyer and the seller. The Intersection of Payments and Trade Credit.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

To that end, Visa announced Tuesday (April 2) that it has introduced Card Payouts, an app designed help mid- to large-sized businesses manage cash flow — and speed payments to gig economy workers, to boot. The app is built to support card capture, tokenization and card-on-file transactions, Visa said on Tuesday.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Startup Accelerator is a portfolio of startup companies working across a varied set of fields, including customer experience, payments, marketing, risk and regulation, climate change and security, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Greg Sassone , senior vice president of business and partner growth at WEX Corporate Payment Solutions, said in a recent PYMNTS Spotlight that no “one size fits all” approach can answer the question for financial institutions (FIs) seeking to modernize their corporate client services and transition B2B payments away from the paper check.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

have announced a partnership that they said will accelerate innovation across digital commerce and startup ecosystems. The collaboration promises to accelerate Mastercard Labs, the financial services company’s research and development arm that is dedicated to bringing payment solutions to market quicker.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card. In a press release , Gemalto said it will test an EMV contactless biometric card for Europe via a pilot program backed by Intesa Sanpaolo and Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

It’s harder to make them simpler, especially when it comes to payments. The Evolution Of Embedded Payments . To integrate payments in the most efficient way, it, of course, helps to define what integrated payments actually mean, across a constantly shifting payments ecosystem.

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Payments Source

JUNE 26, 2019

Apple Card's user experience will pressure contactless and digital wallet innovation, an area where banks have already fallen behind, contends MyGini's Mehmet Sezgin.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Although CU members want innovation in member loyalty and rewards, most credit unions are not delivering these programs up to the desired standards. Credit union members’ high expectations when it comes to loyalty innovation do not necessarily make or break their banking relationships. Loyalty Innovation Strategies .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive examines how mobile and contactless payment options are poised to reshape the corporate payments ecosystem as well as how virtual cards can help businesses adapt their operations to the digital-first payments ecosystem that has emerged. . Reshaping Business Payments . Much of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Payments is in a state of constant change, with decision points shifting as fast as each innovation, disruption and tweak in consumer behavior. Financial institutions (FIs) face the issue of whether to outsource their credit card programs or do it themselves – a decision that will maintain its importance in the coming new decade.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

European tech firm SIA is forming a technological partnership with German software innovator INFORM to launch a digital service to speed up the authentication process for online payments across Europe. The fraud-fighting infrastructure uses an innovative scoring engine to analyze risks in real time for all payments.

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Payments Source

MARCH 30, 2020

New features and improvements often take a back seat to security, says Entersekt's Claudius van der Meulen.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Commercial cards remain only a fraction of the B2B payments space, but FinTech firms, banks and other financial service providers continue to develop new solutions aimed at boosting adoption. For companies like SmartEquip and Unified Payments Group , that means introducing new ways to lift the burden of suppliers accepting cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

European tech firm SIA is forming a technological partnership with German software innovator INFORM to launch a digital service to speed up the authentication process for online payments across Europe. The fraud-fighting infrastructure uses an innovative scoring engine to analyze risks in real time for all payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Though commercial card innovation has recently hit an acceleration point, there is still plenty of room for progress. Power took one key friction point of the small business (SMB) credit card market to task. “Basics like credit card terms, and benefits and services, are the lowest-scoring factors in our study.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Metabank has launched a new payments platform to help its partners disburse funds almost instantly, according to a release by the company. The new platform includes Mastercard Send, a push payments service designed to rapidly send money in the U.S. and also across borders.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

While large consumer-facing fintech companies like Square, Klarna, Affirm and others tout speed and efficiency of their user experiences, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta‘s technology supports their payment capabilities, with its APIs allowing […].

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

Crypto.com has launched “Pay Your Friends,” which will allow for no-fee, direct crypto payments and offers a $50 equivalent in rewards for getting friends to use the Crypto.com Chain (CRO), according to reports. What we want to achieve with ‘Pay Your Friends’ is to give our users a reason to bring all their friends into cryptocurrency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

Corporate payments innovation has cast a wide net to tackle the many pain points businesses experience today, with accounts payable (AP) one of the most popular targets for disruptors. But supplier payments are far from the only scenario in which businesses face friction when initiating a transaction.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

Credit and debit card penetration in markets like Mexico is still low compared to the U.S. For example, so many of Mexico’s consumers who might be interested in purchasing their products may not have credit or debit cards to pay for their purchases. Global Reach, Local Payments Solutions.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 11, 2019

While large consumer-facing fintech companies like Square, Klarna, Affirm and others tout speed and efficiency of their user experiences, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta‘s technology supports their payment capabilities, with its APIs allowing […].

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Watchers of the B2B payments space already know how overwhelming the power of inertia can be. I think one of the most interesting things in terms of how [the pandemic] has revolutionized and accelerated all things digital payments is that companies historically are really slow or hesitant to adopt new payment modalities,” Harris said. “An

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Innovation happens when you least expect it. Those we call “innovators” are simply the ones who endeavor to solve the problems in front of them by any means necessary. Only later do others look at them and call them “innovators.” PYMNTS: Where do you look for innovative ideas, and why? The conversation is excerpted below.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

PAAY has rolled out a partner platform to let merchants and payment providers implement and track EMV 3DS, a standard that aims to help prevent unauthorized card-not-present (CNP) transactions, throughout different merchant accounts. In that instance, merchants have to contend with cart abandonment. seconds on average through EMV 3DS.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

Innovation is both genesis and lifeblood for companies, especially within the payments space. PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? PYMNTS: How would you define Applause’s approach to innovation? Our approach to innovation is two-fold. Innovation is only valuable if it’s usable.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

But could merchant incentives help fuel this ongoing effort at digital payments innovation? That was one of the questions raised in a new PYMNTS interview with Ireti Samuel-Ogbu, Citigroup ’s head of payments and receivables for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The discussion took place as more attention shifts to open banking.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

At a high level, the same consumers whose day jobs are to manage a company’s payments and financial controls have become accustomed to the seamless and highly personalized commerce opportunities that are available in their daily lives. The consumerization of B2B payments is taking its cue from contextual commerce.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Consumers have always influenced how payment methods evolve – stretching back centuries to the barter system, and extending, now, into the digital age. And as payments are done in bits and bytes, across all manner of use cases, consumers prize convenience and personalization. In the webinar scheduled for Jan.

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Gonzobanker

APRIL 26, 2023

This article defines the critical nature of payment systems along a financial institution’s transformation journey and explores when a payment hub makes sense as a solution to an oft-fragmented collection of systems for processing ACH, wires, checks, P2P, and instant payments. First, a little background on payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. A true omnichannel platform will revolutionize the way travel merchants operate and thrive.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

I2c, a global provider of smarter payments and integrated commerce solutions, announced Monday (Oct. “We’re working with i2c to build the new features and digital capabilities that deliver an outstanding cardholder experience.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

WEX Australia has introduced an online platform connected to its Motorpass fuel cards, the company announced Thursday (May 18). In its announcement, WEX said the platform was designed to offer a better user experience for its clients. Building our digital skill set has been central to the growth of our innovation capability.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers, business leaders and consumers have all been trying to wrap their heads around the shifts in retail and payments. One thing holds true for the changing scop of payments and FinTech: Businesses and consumers alike need to prepare for the continued, swift shift to mobile.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Loyalty has come a long way in the payments realm, from the days when strict terms of rewards programs were more frustrating than enticing for consumers. Services offered include price protection and free food delivery, once users reach certain spending thresholds. Venmo, too, has been rumored to be jumping on the loyalty bandwagon.

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